diff --git a/assembly/assembly-wsmaster-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/che/che.properties b/assembly/assembly-wsmaster-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/che/che.properties
index 7a0bfed177..759bc39b0a 100644
--- a/assembly/assembly-wsmaster-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/che/che.properties
+++ b/assembly/assembly-wsmaster-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/che/che.properties
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ che.workspace.plugin_broker.pull_policy=Always
 # Workspace tooling plugins registry endpoint. Should be a valid HTTP URL.
 # Example: http://che-plugin-registry-eclipse-che.192.168.65.2.nip.io
 # In case Che plugins tooling is not needed value 'NULL' should be used
-che.workspace.plugin_registry_url=NULL
+che.workspace.plugin_registry_url=https://che-plugin-registry.openshift.io
 
 # Configures in which way secure servers will be protected with authentication.
 # Suitable values:
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/kubectl/che-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/kubectl/che-kubernetes.yaml
index c890a069be..1147a7b7c2 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/kubectl/che-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/kubectl/che-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ items:
     CHE_LOGS_APPENDERS_IMPL: "plaintext"
     CHE_INFRA_KUBERNETES_INGRESS_DOMAIN: "192.168.99.100.nip.io"
     CHE_INFRA_KUBERNETES_SERVER__STRATEGY: "default-host"
-    CHE_WORKSPACE_PLUGIN__REGISTRY__URL: "NULL"
+    CHE_WORKSPACE_PLUGIN__REGISTRY__URL: "https://che-plugin-registry.openshift.io"
 - apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
   kind: Ingress
   metadata:
diff --git a/deploy/openshift/deploy_che.sh b/deploy/openshift/deploy_che.sh
index 225a035da3..52dd2877f5 100755
--- a/deploy/openshift/deploy_che.sh
+++ b/deploy/openshift/deploy_che.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export PLUGIN_REGISTRY_IMAGE=${PLUGIN_REGISTRY_IMAGE:-${DEFAULT_PLUGIN_REGISTRY_
 DEFAULT_PLUGIN_REGISTRY_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY="Always"
 export PLUGIN_REGISTRY_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY=${PLUGIN_REGISTRY_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY:-${DEFAULT_PLUGIN_REGISTRY_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY}}
 
-DEFAULT_PLUGIN__REGISTRY__URL="NULL"
+DEFAULT_PLUGIN__REGISTRY__URL="https://che-plugin-registry.openshift.io"
 export PLUGIN__REGISTRY__URL=${PLUGIN__REGISTRY__URL:-${DEFAULT_PLUGIN__REGISTRY__URL}}
 
 if [ "${ENABLE_SSL}" == "true" ]; then